Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-08-11
BUSINESS OF eEeeARY.
Confessions OF One Who Knew All About
It-SeveraI Examples.

It-Several Examples
"A year ago kept boarding house on
Carver street, which was the geLsral head
quarters for the crowd At no time were
there less than a dozen men and women who
earned their living solely working the street.
The average number of boarders was about
twenty They were mostly natives Of Bel
GUM, who spoke French freely and were fire.
quently mistaken for French people. Some
were Italians and a few Germans. Perhaps
half a dozen Frenchmen might be found
among them, but some way they did not
seem 20 like the business, or else they were
too proud to follow it up.
Il was master Of the house and got so much
money every week for board and lodging,
besides the professional advantages. If they
didn't pay up prompt they had to get oct.
1t was principle of the house not to do a
losing business. Yes, III show you over the
house.
That bed over in the corner used to be oc-
cupied by an old fellow who worked Temple
place on the blind musician racket. He
looked like a wreck any way, and if it hadn't
been for hisred nose and easy way Of finding
his way around he would have made big
success As it was he didn't 90 very bad.
After four years work in New York, PhiIa-
delphia and Boston he carried away $1,000
back to Belgium. He has son who expects
to start next summer with as much more.
"In the next room lodged a fellow by the
name of La Fitte, who o-was over six feet high
and strong enough TO knock out an OK. He
PLAYED the broken arm racket one whole
winter, and used to average from Sc 20 SO
day."
sHow much did your boarders maker" in
guired the reporter.
at all depended upon their professional
ability" was the reply. "Some used to make
as high as SO day on the av rage. Why,
there was one feller with both legs cut OFF
who used TO room here, who got IS a week
from a woman on Beacon street one whole
season. He was walking up Charles street
one day, and near the Beacon street crossing
tried his old trick of getting nearly run over
by horse car Two old ladies saw him as
he waddled along, using his sticks to help the
leather stumps which he uses for feet The
driver didn't see him until he seemed almost
under the horses feet. Then be put on the
brakes. Those ladies were scared, it seemed
like such a narrow escape. They needn't
have BEEN because he was stumper in long
practice and knew just what risk he could
afford to run. At just the right minute he
got out of the way. Pretty soon the old
ladies overlook him, and pitied his bad luck
in being cut off that way. He told good
story about a sickly wife and hungry chill
dren.
SThose old ladies told him to call next day,
and he came down to the house and bet the
BOYS a bottle of wine that he would stick the
old lady for ten He went to see them
per agreement, came back with a new crisp
SO bill and an order on downtown lawyer,
who was the old ladys attorney, for weekly
pension of IS. This caused much fun among
the boys, and they helped Jacques spend the
whole amount before morning. That gift
made seven Of the dirtiest beggars in Boston
royallY DRUM. Boston Globe.